Virgel Osland, age 67 of Ottertail,
MN died on July 20, 2009 at his home, surrounded by his family and under the
care of Lakeland Hospice. Funeral services were held at 10:00 AM on Thursday
July 23, 2009 at Zion Lutheran Church in Amor , MN with Pastor Dean Grier
officiating. Music at Amor was provided by LaVerne Nelson, organist, Linnea
Hagemeister, pianist, with Bob Roberts, and Eryn Moser, vocalists. A second
service was held at 10:30 AM on Friday July 24, 2009 at the English Lutheran Church
in Walnut Grove, MN with Pastor John Folkerds officiating. Eugenie Davis was
the organist and Joseph Schad, the pianist. Roberta Bakken was the vocalist,
and a quartet, Mark Warner, Bruce Mathiason, Gordon Kopperud and Dan Warner
sang.Interment was in
Walnut Grove. Arrangements were with the Belmont Funeral Home of Henning, MN.

Virgel Osland was bon on May 22,
1942 in Ann township, Cottonwood Count, Minnesota, the son of Carl and Martha
(Warner) Osland. He was baptized at Highwater Lutheran Church in Lamberton, MN
and was confirmed at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Walnut Grove, MN. He graduated
from Walnut Grove High School in 1960. Virgel was united in marriage to Nancy
Danielowski at Trinity Lutheran Church in Walnut Grove on November 18, 1961. They
had three sons: Jon, Jim and Jeff. Virgel farmed in the Walnut Grove area for
forty years. He served St. Olaf and English Lutheran Churches at various times
as trustee, vice president and president.

Virgel enjoyed having friends over
for coffee or meeting them at the elevator for conversation. He found
great satisfaction in operating farm equipment, observing the cycle of planting
and harvest, and working in the fields with his son, Jon. He thoroughly enjoyed
watching sports. His favorite teams to follow were the Vikings and Gopher
teams. Virgel put many miles on the van traveling to watch his sons
play in high school and college sports. He loved music; his favorite instrument
was the player piano that he restored, and he loved a good polka. Fishing and
spending time at the lake were true passions. Anyone was welcome in Virgel’s
boat and the fishing was always good, even if the catching was slow. After
retiring from farming, he enjoyed gardening, mowing, operating the skid loader,
and helping his son in the cabinet business. He and his sons built their
retirement home at Lake Buchanan.

A member of Zion Lutheran Church,
Virgel was a man of quiet faith. He enjoyed spending time not only with his
wife and children, but with his extended family as well.